The second shift

Many of the chores on the list seem to be directed towards the female or mother in the household. Packing lunches, holiday cards, laundry, etc all are things that many of us see our mothers doing or females that we may come into contact with. Other chores such as walking the dog or mowing the lawn can go towards the children if there was a young man in the household. Taking out the trash is also another chore that can be done by the young man in the house. Young women in the home can also assist in walking the dog, laundry, packing lunches, and so on and so forth. Many of the chores on the list were not really chores that I remember my parents doing while growing up but then again maybe I was not paying attention. The comparison shopping and coaching seems to be a little uncalled for or simply adding chores to the to do list. If the household can split these chores up so that all is even and fair and they still have room for extra things such as coaching and volunteering (which is great) even better. I can understand why many women get overwhelmed and feel like they don't have much times for themselves just based off of this list of chores and the fact that many of them are going to most likely become her tasks. In order for the family structure to be a good one and grow even stronger they all have to pitch in and do their parts and remember that one person may seem to have more to do than the other or less to do but they are all trying to reach one common goal.